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Asked: 2026-05-31T08:18:46+00:00

In my Swing application I use Arial font. Unfortunately it is rendered differently on

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In my Swing application I use Arial font. Unfortunately it is rendered differently on different platforms:

Windows:

Windows variant

Mac OS X:

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Linux:

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Windows and Mac OS X variants look almost the same. Linux is quite different and seems to be not an Arial at all. Main problem is the different width of letters…

What would be the best solution that would render text similar to Windows variant on Linux? Probably some alternative fonts like for example Nimbus Sans L?

Some limitations: JRE cannot be supplied with the application and it should be very close to Arial.

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    One solution may be load the font file using Font.createFont(). Here’s a sample.

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